Republicans in the U.S. Congress advanced elements of President Donald Trump's sweeping budget package on Wednesday after an all-night debate, as a key committee voted to approve tax cuts that would add trillions of dollars to the U.

The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% last summer. Still, only about 3 in 10 Republicans are optimistic about the state of U.S. politics, up from about 1 in 10 last summer.

The White House has doubled down on the proposed deal which has been criticised by some of the president's top supporters.

Fox News host Jesse Watters opened his show Tuesday detailing Trump’s military escort as he arrived in Saudi Arabia, where the White House announced $600 billion in investment deals with the kingdom.

A Michigan congressman is charging ahead — largely without support from his own party — in his attempt to impeach President Donald Trump, a move that comes as the congressman faces political trouble at home.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer comments on the latest events in President Trump's tariff war with China: SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER: Early this morning, it was reported that Donald Trump caved to Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party with virtually nothing to show for American workers.

Worse, Ciattarelli called Trump a “charlatan” in 2015 and said he was “not fit” to serve in the Oval Office. The president, in turn, has attacked him. That made the former moderate lawmaker somewhat of an enemy to the MAGA crowd — a dreaded RINO, Republican in name only.

Follow for live updates as Trump continues his Middle East trip in Saudi Arabia and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill.